Updated November 2019 ⚙️ Many applications call for the use of electromechanical actuators — which include electric motors paired with mechanical devices for converting the motor’s rotary motion into linear motion. In fact, today’s actuators are so efficient that the variety available for different design needs has proliferated. That means that actuators today are easier than […]
Actuators
How to select a pneumatic actuator: An engineer’s guide
Updated April 2015. || Driving linear-motion applications with pneumatic actuators (or air cylinders) is a relatively easy and inexpensive approach. The actuator technology has existed for more than 50 years, but better piston seals and rod wiper seals (of modern materials) make pneumatic actuators more resilient and efficient than ever. These seals reduce leakage and […]
Hygienic Green Drive Linear Actuator from Nippon Pulse
Radford, Va. – Nippon Pulse’s new Hygienic Green Drive, a stainless steel linear actuator, is suitable for integration into food grade and pharmaceutical applications as well as applications in cleanroom environments. The Hygienic Green Drive has an IP69K rating and is ideal for harsh and washdown environments. It features FDA food grade certified guides. Like […]
AUMA’s new part-turn actuators to replace the SG.1 range
AUMA (www.auma.com) has unveiled its latest range of SQ.2 part-turn actuator for the automation of ball valves and butterfly valves at the ACHEMA Exhibition in Frankfurt. To be released on 2013, the all-new actuators will replace the SG.1 range, which has been produced by the company since 1998. The company is set to expand the […]
SKF CASM Series Servo Actuators with 100% duty cycle
SKF (www.skfusa.com) has unveiled its latest series of servo actuators that deliver up to 100 percent duty cycle while allowing continuous operation. The all-new SKF CASM Series servo actuators serve as the perfect electromechanical solution for applications that were previously performed by traditional pneumatic cylinders. Aside from reducing energy consumption, their technology can also effectively […]
PITTMAN and Haydon Kerk Express Website for Quick Delivery Prototypes
PITTMAN Motors and Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, product divisions of AMETEK Precision Motion Control, announce the launch of a new website that allows a visitor to evaluate and order a wide variety of precision motion components for 24 hour shipment anywhere in the world. The PITTMAN Express and Haydon Kerk Express website makes available a […]
ELM Series Linear Actuator Units from Rollon
Hackettstown, NJ – Rollon USA’s ELM series of linear actuator units, the first in the company’s new family of Actuatorline products, features high speed and low noise operation. The ELM series is available in several sizes, offering designers a range of stroke lengths, load capacities, and shuttling speeds to meet different application requirements. ELM units […]
Haydon Kerk unveils new stepper motor linear actuator and drive package
Linear motion products manufacturer Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions (www.haydonkerk.com) has introduced its integrated Size 17 “captive” stepper motor linear actuator and DCM4826X microstepping drive module. Available in single stack as well as double stack motor configurations, the integrated linear actuator/drive unit also comes with a vast array of lead screw resolutions. In the single stack […]
iFLEX™ Smart Actuators from LINAK
Louisville Ky. – LINAK has introduced iFLEX, which unites the company’s actuator solutions with built-in intelligence, in the TECHLINE® family, under one brand name. The demand for more intelligent motion solutions is increasing, which means that applications are becoming more and more complex. Solutions with external BUS-communications can be costly due to an increased amount […]
Rotork unveils a new range of reliable electric actuators
Rotork Process Controls (www.rotork.com) has extended the scope of its proven technology with the addition of the CMA (Compact Modulating Actuator), a new range of reliable and robust electric actuators for regulators, control valves and other continuous modulating applications. Available in quarter-turn, linear and multi-turn versions, the compact actuators also extends the benefits provided by […]
